What do you do if the vis goes below mins on an ILS outside the FAF?

• A. Vis goes below mins outside the FAF—go missed; no turns until reaching MAP
• B. Continue the approach and land if able
• C. Begin immediate missed approach procedures
• D. Declare an emergency and stop descent

Answer: (A)

When you’re on an ILS and the visibility falls below the published minimums while you’re still outside the final approach fix, you must not continue the approach. The safe, correct course is to go around and execute the missed approach at the published missed-approach point, and you should not initiate turns until you reach that MAP. This keeps you within the protected airspace and follows the charted procedure for recovering from a degraded visibility scenario.

Continuing and landing if able would violate the published minima and compromise safety. Beginning the missed approach immediately without waiting until the MAP could conflict with the published procedure. Declaring an emergency and stopping descent isn’t the standard response to below-minimums—you don’t need emergency priority unless you actually have an emergency.